Steelers 23-9 Browns, Ravens 3-17 Rams and more: NFL week six – as it happened

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Right, another big day and the standouts have to be Bryce Young going toe-to-toe with Dak Prescott and leading the Panthers to victory and Sam Darnold’s dominance for the Seahawks,Goodnight!Baltimore Ravens 3-17 LA RamsCarolina Panthers 30-27 Dallas CowboysIndianapolis Colts 31-27 Arizona CardinalsJacksonville Jaguars 12-20 Seattle SeahawksMiami Dolphins 27-29 LA ChargersNew Orleans Saints 19-25 New England PatriotsPittsburgh Steelers 23-9 Cleveland BrownsThe Steelers defense keeps Gabriel in check on a tough afternoon for the rookie,Pittsburgh surge to 4-1 and Cleveland are now 1-5,The Browns have now lost 22 straight in Pittsburgh,Ouch.

Steelers 23-9 Browns 2:00, 4th quarterWe are still rolling in Pittsburgh.One game standing.And it has been over for some time.But let’s lock in for the two-minute drill.What have you got Dillon Gabriel?Impressive Indi move to 5-1 and New England rise to 4-2.

Saints slip to 1-5 with Cards back on 2-4.Another penalty against the Jaguars gives the Seahawks a fresh set of downs when they were kicking a field goal and as such Seattle have no need to go for the touchdown in the red zone.They sit on the ball and wind the clock out.Very disappointing for the 4-2 Jaguars who never looked like matching Darnold and the Seahawks who are now also 4-2.It’s good!!! Another walk off field goal but this time for the Panthers.

Ryan Fitzgerald wins the shootout with his shoe from 33 yards.Carolina pull of an upset and are now 3-3 with the Cowboys shrinking back to 2-3-1.It’s good! McConkey breaks off a nice catch and run to put the Bolts into field position for the game-winning field goal.Dicker the kicker bangs it through from 33 yards.Great comeback from the Chargers to keep them 4-2 and push the struggling Dolphins to 1-5.

Jaguars 12-20 Seahawks 2:29, 4th quarterDarnold just continues to shine for Seattle.He slings it 61 yards to AJ Barner to put the Seahawks in the red zone and on the verge of putting this one to bed.Busted coverage sums up a weird day from Jacksonville, moments of quality and moments they would like to forget.Darren Waller has his fourth touchdown of the season and the Dolphins are up by one.Who knew the veteran’s comeback would go so wonderfully? A seven-yard strike puts this one on a knife edge.

Another bad day for the Ravens.Never has a team been more relieved to enter their bye week.Hope they get healthy to push the Steelers for the AFC North crown.Jonathan Taylor smashes in from the one-yard line.A vintage season is in the making for the running back, who has cracked 100 yards.

Jaguars 12-20 Seahawks 6:16, 4th quarterThe Jaguars have the ball and continue to take one step forward and two back with penalties stifling their progress.Lawrence though is doing enough until he misses Washington with a wild throw out of bounds on the right at 3&6.Seahawks take over after the punt.Five of these seven are separated by only one score here as the fourth quarters wind away.It is (mostly) anyone’s game! The Rams and Steelers look to have their Ws locked up.

Nice work if you can get it.Rodgers finds his big man Metcalfe open for an easy 25-yard touchdown catch.Another strong day for the veteran QB with 224 yards so far against one of the league’s better defenses.He is enjoying life on the banks of the three rivers.Saints 19-25 Patriots 9:49, 4th quarterStefon Diggs makes a spectacular catch on a long bomb only to be penalised for offensive pass interference.

A slight push off chalks off the grab.The Saints then take over after a risky throw from Maye.Tough break for New England.Now can New Orleans take control?Achane does it again.This time he sprints across to the left and has a free run in for the touchdown from four yards out.

Young and McMillan hook up again for a second touchdown from two yards out.This Cowboys defense is being destroyed by their former running back Rico Dowdle.He has 155 yards and is averaging 6.5 per carry.Veteran receiver Tim Patrick puts a bow on the scratchy drive that the Jags have worked very hard to get over the line.

Great 26-yard throw from Lawrence and the comeback is on.Unfortunately they come up short on the two-yard conversion and stay eight behind the Seahawks.Big stop.Jacoby Brissett is cooking for the Cardinals.A hot start to the second half has them on top after short touchdown throws to Trey McBride and Greg Dortch.

The backup is outplaying Colts QB Daniel Jones at the moment,Jaguars 6-20 Seahawks 0:00, 3rd quarterRough one for the Jaguars,Trevor Lawrence finds Brian Thomas for the touchdown but it is called back due to Travis Hunter lining up offside,They go for it on 4th & 5 and get it though to keep the chains moving,Some hope yet here.

The George Pickens-Dak Prescott connection continues to flourish for Dallas as the receiver makes a short catch and turns it into six points.Dak is doing his MVP consideration no harm at all with his third touchdown pass of the game, he has 214 yards total too.A shootout is developing in Carolina, can Bryce Young keep rolling?Chargers are charging now as Kimani Vidal survives a big hit as he falls into the corner of the endzone for a seven-yard catch and score.DK Metcalfe moves the Steelers into the red zone with a 25-yard catch.Pittsburgh getting aggressive trying to push the ball down field.

Jaylen Warren then holds up his end of the bargain on the ground with an 11-yard rumble.Aaron Rodgers then starts calling the shots, throws one across his body after telling his receiver exactly where he wants him with a wag of his finger.The tight end Connor Heyward does as he is told and makes the contested catch to put the Steelers well on top.And in an instant the game looks out of sight for Baltimore.A Zay Flowers fumble coughs the ball straight back to the Rams who capitalise completely.

Tyler Higbee’s eight-yard touchdown catch has the scoreline looking much more palatable for LA.Brutal luck for the Ravens, nothing going right for them at the moment.Justin Herbert puts the Chargers ahead with a rapid throw to Ladd McConkey for a five-yard score.Great to see last season’s high octane tandem finding their rhythm again.Seattle take over after the break with a nice mix of run and pass to move into the red zone.

The pick of the bunch being a 29-yard catch and run for Kooper Cupp who then banks his first touchdown of the year to finish the drive.Great to see him finish off a route braking into the left corner and making a tough catch falling to the floor.Nice 11-yard throw too from Darnold.The QB is having another brilliant day.The Jaguars need an answer as they are suddenly deep in the hole.

Kyren Williams slams in on the goalline to put the Rams up by a score.Great start after a miserable first half.Revenge game alert! Rico Dowdle catches a 36-yard strike and walks into the endzone.The Cowboys passing defense continues to struggle as they are making Bryce Young look like prime Dan Marino.Before that Young found Jimmy Horn for another long gain of 34 yards.

Ravens 3-3 Rams 14:09, 3rd quarterWe are back underway in Baltimore with good news for LA as Puka Nacua is warming up on the sideline.The receiver injured a foot jumping and falling awkwardly in the endzone in the first quarter.The Rams pulled off a huge stop at the end of the first half keeping Derrick Henry out from the one-yard line.Baltimore Ravens 3-3 LA RamsCarolina Panthers 13-17 Dallas CowboysIndianapolis Colts 14-10 Arizona CardinalsJacksonville Jaguars 6-13 Seattle SeahawksMiami Dolphins 13-9 LA ChargersNew Orleans Saints 16-22 New England PatriotsPittsburgh Steelers 9-3 Cleveland BrownsAs time expires in New Orleans Keyshon Boutte catches his second touchdown of the day for the Patriots.The 29-yarder puts the receiver on 65 total, fantasy owners very happy with the effort and its only halfway done.

Jaguars 6-13 Seahawks 0:10, 2nd quarterSeattle capitalise on the Jags flub with a 53-yard field goal from Jason Myers.What should have been a one-point gap is now seven after the miss from 46 from Cam Little.Jaguars 6-10 Seahawks 0:58, 2nd quarterIt’s no good! Jacksonville’s promising drive ends with nothing after a huge sack from defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence stops the Jags in their tracks and they miss the field goal.Very disappointing way to end the half.Are the Jags showing they are a little overrated at 4-1? I would say a tentative yes.

Lawrence is struggling a bit while the protection has been poor leading to three sacks.13/21 for the QB for 139 yards.Jaguars 6-10 Seahawks 2:00, 2nd quarterJacksonville are moving again.Parker Washington runs up the sideline and a weak attempt at a tackle lets him scamper for 17 yards.A roughing the passer penalty then moves the Jags another 15 yards into enemy territory.

Lawrence then scrambles for a first down.30 yards to go for the score with two minutes on the clock.Saints 13-14 Patriots 5:50, 2nd quarterBotched snap has Drake Maye grasping at fresh air rather than but then manages to fall on the loose ball 20 yards back behind the line.The Patriots gift the Saints in great field position.Tight end Jake Ferguson grabs a 19-yard score to put the Cowboys back on top.

Daniel Jones scrambles for a three-yard touchdown after great work from Jonathan Taylor who is gashing the Cardinals defense with his running power.He has 61 yards on the ground already in this one.Beautiful throw and catch from Sam Darnold and Jaxson Smith-Njigba.The wide receiver races by the covering defender who cannot even begin to keep pace and catches the perfect rainbow throw on the edge of the endzone.A 61-yard piece of passing perfection.

Taysom Hill caps a punishing 11-play drive for the Saints with a one-yard rumble,Great to see the tight end/quarterback/running back/offensive swiss army man back on the scoreboard after his ACL injury,Steelers 6-0 Browns 9:21, 2nd quarterThe Steelers pass rush go after Dillon Gabriel and fall on him in a brutal implosion of bodies,TJ Watt is taking the credit for that one as he gives it the beans on the celebration,Ravens 3-0 Rams 9:57, 2nd quarterVery bad news for Puka Nacua, the Rams and my fantasy team.

One of the league’s finest receivers is down and injured and it does not look great.Grabbing his leg and grimacing as the training staff come on the field.Steelers 6-0 Browns 11:01, 2nd quarterIt’s good! Chris Boswell extends Pittsburgh’s lead from 50 yards.Easy.Bryce Young uncorks a 19-yard throw for Tetairoa McMillan to level the scores after Hunter Luepke put the Cowboys ahead with a three-yard touchdown grab of his own
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